Educate and Feed 85 At-Risk Kids in Kibera, Kenya

Home > Find a Project >

Kenya >

Children > Educate and Feed 85 At-Risk Kids in Kibera, Kenya (#4168)

Educate and Feed 85 At-Risk Kids in Kibera, Kenya

See all photos

Summary

This project provides school fees, meals and care to 85 vulnerable children at a nursery school and daycare in Kibera, Kenya who are orphaned or whose parents are unable to provide food and tuition. read updates from the field

How You Can Help

Make a donation

$10 - Two daily meals for one child at Nursery School for one week
$15 - Uniform for one child at Nursery School
$40 - Tuition for one child at Nursery School for one year
$50 - Educational supplies for one child at Nursery School for one year

show more

$ Other amount

or give a gift in honor/memory of someone

Received $22,927 from 356 donations from people like:

(Anon.)

+

YOU!

Give now to become donor #357!

People Who Like This Project:

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Located in Kenya, with 1 million residents, Kibera is Africa’s largest slum. Increasing poverty, HIV/AIDS, ethnic violence, and an ongoing food crisis pose great threats to Kibera’s residents. Many children raised in this environment, unable to attend school and left alone at home, seek companionship on the streets where they are vulnerable to abuse. This project offers a unique alternative for the children: a safe place where they are educated and receive the love and care necessary for growth.

Activities

The project provides orphans and vulnerable children ages 3-7 with early education, two daily meals, a school uniform and supplies, and the attention and care of a dedicated teaching and support staff at the St. Vincent de Paul Nursery School.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $22,927
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $27,073
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Ensure educational opportunities, good nutrition and care for 85 children to help them lead healthier more productive lives; Enable parents to take advantage of employment opportunities; Offer local solution to help families in Kibera to avoid hunger

Project Message

My school is St. Vincent de Paul Nursery School. I am in pre-unit. I like my school. I like all the teachers. I like to read. I take porridge in school and eat good food in school.
- Shirleen Muhanda, Nursery School Student and Orphan

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lucy Kayiwa
Director
Olympic Kibera
L.R. No. P.O. BOX 56486-00200
Nairobi, 0100
Kenya
254726986776
Email:

Organization

St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization
Olympic Kibera L.R. No. P.O. BOX 56486-00200
P.O. BOX 56486-00200, Nairobi 00100
Kenya
254 722 759 617

Learn more about St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization and the project team.

Reviews of St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization

Read and write reviews about St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization on GreatNonProfits.org.

St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Kibera Children's Rescue Centre Kenya

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 15, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

New SVPCDO Website Launch

By Christina Stellini - Volunteer, June 15, 2010 11:33 AM

Thanks to the help of one of our dedicated volunteers, SVPCDO is pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website. Please check it out at: http://vincentdepaul-organization.jimdo.com/.

We think you will enjoy this new site -- it is more user friendly and allows visitors to learn about our program activities, see pictures of the children we support, and (importantly!) provides a direct link to the ways in which people can support SVPCDO. The site will also feature updates on recent events that happen at the nursery school and rescue center.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JUNE 16th IS A MATCH DAY ON GLOBAL GIVING -- YOU GIVE $20, THE PROJECT RECEIVES $30

On June 15th, Global Giving will be matching all gifts made to our project by 50%. If you were thinking of making a gift this month, please consider doing it on this day. In addition to the match, prizes will be awarded to the organizations with the greatest number of donations on this day.

Links: